Yours faithfully vs. Yours sincerely

Yours faithfully vs. Yours sincerely

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Hello everyone,to my surprise, I have recently heard about there being a difference between the uses of "Yours faithfully" and "Yours sincerely". It seems to depend on what sort of person is to receive the letter. For all I know right now, you say "Yours sincerely", addressing a single male person (Dear Mr. Johnson) and "Yours faithfully", writing to a female person or respectively to a group of persons featuring women (Dear Mrs. Smith/Dear Sir or Madam).Nevertheless, I am not a hundred percent sure this assumption is correct. And even after consulting this forum's older threads, I am not that much smarter.I would therefore appreciate it if you folks could enlighten me on this matter.Have a nice day everyone and enjoy the summer!!!

Dear Sirs,... Yours faithfully, (referring to the company as a whole, rather than a specific person, and more formal)orDear Mr.(or Ms. / Mrs.)Smith... Yours sincerely, (when you know exactly who is being addressed).

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